Quibino v



Q. V. DISTEFANO.

' STEERING DEVICE.

AFPucATloN FILED xuNE'. 191e.

Patented Oct. 7, 1919.

WITNESSES Y E N R O T T A QUIRINO v. DIsTErANo, OFWATERB'URY, CONNECTICUT.

STEERING DEVICE.

Specification of etters Patent.

Patented oet. 7, 191e.

Original application led December 19, 1917, Serial No. 207,951. Divided and this application filed .Tune 6,

' 191s. serial No. 238,528.

.To all 'whom t may concern:

Be itknown that L QUIRINO V. D IsfrnrANo, a subject of the King of Italy, residing at Waterbury, in the county of) New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Steering Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to airships and has for its object the production of a simple and efficient means -for facilitating the steering of the airship. i v

Another object of this invention is the production of a Sim-ple and efficient means for actuating the steering rudder and also efliciently supporting the same.

'The present application is a divisional application from my application filed December 19th, 1917, airships.

Other objects and advantages of the pres'- l ent invention will appear throughout the following specification and claims.A

In the drawlngs Figure l 1s a side elevation 0f the air ship,

'certain parts 'thereof being broken away to 'show the interior construction of certain parts of the operating mechanism,

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of `Fig. l, and

F1g. 4Y is a detail perspective view of the guiding means for guiding the steering rudder in its movements laterally upon the body offthe air ship.

By referring .tothe drawings, it will bey seen-that 1 designates the body of the machine which is provided with a rearwardly extending tapering end 2 having the stabilizer 3 -formed thereon for the purpose of assisting in keeping the body of the machine l, upon an even keel. The body 1 is supported upon la plurality of rear driving wheels 4, which wheels 4 are carried by a driving shaft 5 extending through a transmission casing 6 sup orted` upon the body 1. i A driving gear is carried by the rear axle of@ the driving shaft 5 andneshes with a beveled gear 8 carried by 'an intermediate driving shaft 9, the shaft 9 extending longitudinally through th transmission casing 6 and carrying a 'beveld gear-10 upon the upper end tlereof, which beveled gear 10 meshes with a beveled gear 11 carried by the axle Serial y#207,951, relating to driving shaft 12. A sprocket; wheel 13 is carried by the 'shaft 12 and this sprocket balloon 19 being supported by suitable standards 20, carried -by the pilot house 21.

A forward steering wheel l23 is carried by steering rod 25, which steering rod 25 extends up into the pilot house 21 as `clearl illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. Iyt should be understood of course that the wheels 4 and 23 are only employed when the machine is traveling upon the surface of the ground.

A steering rudder 26 is extended below the body 1 upon a pivot bolt 27 and this rudder 26 is operated by means of a' pinion 28, which pinion 28 meshes with a rack 29 secured to the rudder 26 for the purpose of swinging the rudder 26 upon the body 1 and steering the same. This rack member 29 is provided with ja pair of spaced ears 30, the

' a frame 24, the frame 24 being carried by a tachment of the rack memberv29 to the rudder 26.

A guiding loop 31 is carried also bythe upper edge of the rudder 26 and this guiding loop3l is provided with a plurality of depending spaced ears 32 fitting upon opposite sides of ,the rudder 26 and receiving a suitable rivet or other securing means 33' for the purpose of eiiiciently attaching the loop 31 to the rudder 26. This loop 31 is'provided with alongitudinally extending slot 34, through which slot 34 projects one of the flanges 35 of the anchoring member "36. This anchoring member 36 is substantially U-shaped in cross section and is provided lwith an upwardly extending knob 37 passing through the body 1 for the purpose of attaching the anchoring member 36 to the body l. It will therefore -be seen that thel From the foregoing desdription it will be seen that the'guiding yoke will con# swinging of the rudder .26

rudder 26 Vin proper .position for permitting the pinion 28 to mesh with the rack bar 29 and in this way-facilitate the from side to side. This pinion 28 is carried by a vertically 'extending shaft 39, the shaft 39 carrying a beveled ear .40 at'the upper end thereof, the bei/chad gear 4() meshing with a beveled gear 4l carried by the shaft 42,

this shaft 42 also carrying a beveled gear 43 at the forward end thereof. This beveled gear 43 at the forward end of the shaft 42 meshes with a beveled gear 44 carried by the rudder steering rod 45. This rod 45 extends into the cabin 21 or pilot house '21 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawin s.

rom the foregoing description it will be seen that the machine described above maybe readily navigated and steered from the pilot house 21, the respective steering levers projecting up through the body of the air ship to a suitable point within thel pilot house to permit an operator to readily have access thereto.

The foregoing description .and drawings have reference to what may be considered the preferred or approved form of my invention. It is to be understood that I may make suoli changes in construction, and arrangement, ai'id combination of parts, materials, dimensions, etc., as may prove -expedient and fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,'is:-

An air ship' of the class described coniprising a body,'a rudder pivotally secured at its forward end to said body, a guiding `loop carried by said rudderand projecting otransversely thereof, a rack secured to the rear end ofsaid rudder, a steering pinion meshing with said rack, means "for actuating said pinion for rotating the same and shifting' the rear end of said rudder laterally, and guiding means carried by said body and engaging said loop for limiting the lateral swing of said rudder and constitutin'g a support therefore for holding said rack in engagement with said pinion.

2. An air ship of the class described comprising a body, a rudder pivotally secured to said body nearits forward end, a guiding loop provided with a plurality of depending ears fitting over the upper edge of said rudder, said' guiding loops providedwith a longitudinally extending'slot, a loop retaining anchor secured to the bottom of said body and provided with a projecting iange extending withiny said slot for limiting the lateral swing of ,said rudder, and means' 3. An air ship of the class described comprising a body, a rudder pivotally secured at its forward end to said body, a'rack secured to the rear end of said rudder, a steering pinion meshing with said rack, means for actuating said pinion forrotating the same, and shifting the rear end of the rudder laterally, and guiding means for limiting the lateral swing of said rudder and .constituting a support therefor for holding said rack in engagement with said pinion.

4. An air ship of the class described comprising afbody, a rudder 'pivotally secured at its. forward end. tosaid body, a slotted guiding loop `carried by said rudder and projecting., transversely thereof, al rack secured to the rear end of said rudder, a steering pinion meshing with said Tack, means for actuating said pinion for #rotating the same" and Shifting the rear end of said rudder laterally, and a loop retaining anchor secured to the bottom of said body and provided with a pro]ecting\fiange extending into said slot, for limiting the lateral swing of said rudder and constituting a supportfor holding said rack in '"engagement 'with' said pinion.

5. An air ship of the class described, coma rudder pivotally secured its forward end, a guiding loop secured to the upper edge of said rudder, said guiding loop provided with a longitudinally extending slot, a loop retaining anchor secured lto the body of said body and provided with a projecting-iiange extending into said slot for limiting the lateral swing of said rudder, and means for coperating with. the rudder for swinging the same laterally upon said body.

`In testimony whereof I affix vmy 'signature in presence of two witnesses.

oUiRiNo v. -Di'srErANo Witnesses GIOVANNI AVELLANI, HUMBERT E. MANGINI.

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